I am so sorry that I have taken so long to do this, but with the holidays et.al. I have gotten behind. I am so pleased that Kristi has awarded me my first blog award for "Blog With Attitude". I am so honored to receive this award. Thanks so much Kristi. I am required to list 3 fun or unknown facts about me.(1) I have become a paper Ho thanks to a friend of mine.(2) I am an addicted tennis player and play twice a week.(3) I cannot find time to do housework as I LOVE working with Cricut.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments. It did my heart good and established that I am an OK card maker. The winner of the Tim Holtz giveaway is :

Lynlee who said... Thank you for this great idea! My favorite Cmas gifts have been the handmade gifts from my kids when they were little-clay bowls, finger painted pictures and cards..they still make me smile.

I think that that is a wonderful thing to remember. LynLee please email me with your snail mail address and I will get your prize out.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

You should have arrived here from Crop & Create blog. If not click HERE to start at thebeginning. I will be ending my blog on Sunday at midnight and posting the winner on Monday.

This is my first blog hop and I am honored to be a part of it. My project is a card keeper that I made from instructions from a magazine. Here is a picture of the outside and the inside. It is a very useful item for keeping track of birthdays. I have included a pdf file so that you can have the directions to make this. If you would like the individual files email me catlady709@comcast.net and I will send them to you.

I am also having a giftaway which is a selection of Tim Holtz inks, an applicator and extra felt pads. Here is a pic of it. In order to win this giveway you need to:1 - Follow my blog.2 - Leave a comment stating your favorite of all time Christmas gift.

Here is a card that I did for my postman. He is the greatest postman ever. I took a picture of our local post office and then went out on the internet and got a picture of their trucks and mounted it on the picture. I used Everyday Paper Dolls cart and dressed him in jeans, plaid shirt and baseball hat, as that is the way he dresses. I then put some dollars in the card.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

I have been designated by my tennis group to make birthday cards for all participants. This would involve making only about 20 cards for out winter group. I will not make them for our summer group as there are ALOT of them. I play with this group twice a week and love the sport. I thought maybe there were some tennis fans out there who might get some ideas. Enjoy

Friday, November 19, 2010

Sorry I have not posted recently, but I had come down with the flu. Boy does that knock you out. Here is one of my embroidered card. I love this pink lady and she is really fun to do. I added some stickers for the sentiment and decoration.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Flyboy is a neverending source of pleasure and joy. Here are two pictures of him and his friends in nature. The first one is looking at a fox outside (look very closely) who is looking to eat a squirrel who has climbed up the sliding glass door. The other one is Flyboy looking up at that squirrel that climbed the door. Nature is wonderful and entertaining.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Here is a card that I made for a friend of mine and I just love it. I made a 3D of a dog jockey and mounted it on a white card and a red mat. I put Happy Birthday on it. The recipient loved it and in fact is planning to frame it. Enjoy!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Here is a purple card that I made with the NestabilitiesLotus Pendant. I cut out the lotus flower and mounted it onto a purple paper. I then put a label with purple ribbon through it and tape it onto the card. Next I mounted a dogwood embellishment and a purple checked ribbon. I think it turned out really nice. I hope you enjoy it.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Here are the socks that Janis Lewis kindly sent me and asked that I post a picture of me in them. Well here it is and there is my love, Flyboy. He did not stay there too long, so it was great that I got a picture of him as I think he sets off the picture. LOL.

Monday, October 18, 2010

I had to post this card as I thought it was so funny. It came to me while lying in bed a couple of nights ago. I made up the "Merry Chickmas" and cut the chick from the Critter Cartridge. I put a green piece of paper through the cuttlebug using the large snowflake envelope. I cut out "Joy" from the same cart and added it to the card. I love this card. What do you think?

Here is a card that I made from a sheet that I bought. I love the 1920s and thought this card made up terrific. I mounted the pictures of the ladies and the "1920" sign on some old paper that I had (no idea what it is), but I thought it complimented the pictures. I added a brown bow and I am very happy with it.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Here are two pictures of a wallet that I made over the weekend. It is for a friend of mine and I wanted it to be special. I think it really turned out great. I got the pattern from a magazine, I think it was Crafts N' Things.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Here is a card that I made with the following tools.....I used Multi-Shaper punch to do the corners and then I used Hot Off The Press Christmas Pockets to make the stocking. It is a tracing tool that you trace on paper, cut out and fold and glue to make a pocket on the back of the stocking. There is also a snowman, tree and a Teddy Bear Tag. If you are interested in purchasing it it is stock number HOTP 7369 (no affiliation). I hope you enjoy this card.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Here is a pic that I submitted to the 365 Cats Calendar and they picked Flyboy to grace the 19th of March space. He and the deer were best friends last year and the deer would come up every day and Flyboy would go over and say "Hi". I am very pleased that anyone who gets this calendar will see his picture. Incidentally, the date he was picked was my father's birthday. That makes it even better.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

As I love cats, I got this adorable cat digi stamp and colored it in with gel pens. I love gel pens and need to explore different ways to color, like markers and pencils. I mounted him onto a green paper which I punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I have done these in different colors and will be posting them soon.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Here is a card that I made for a friend of mine who LOVES cowboys and Indians. I made this card with Everyday Paper Dolls cart and every time I use it I find more and cuter ways to use it. My friend could not believe the card and loved it.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Here is this whale card I made for a friend of mine who is having a hard time. I made the whale from the Create A Critter card. I seem to be making alot with this cartridge. I used the Cuttlebug to make the background and put a couple of flowers on her/his head.

This is a card that I made for my sister-in-law. I used the Create a Critter cart which is one of my favorites. I used a Martha Stewart fence edge punch for the fence on the bottom and finished it off with "Gobble 'til you Wobble", that I think Mary used on her card. It was very hard to find a background paper that would not take away from the turkey. I think it turned out pretty nice.